DIY Nation

Do It Yourself. That's the kind of age we live in now, isn't it? I'd read an article about a guy who used to go to the hospital every 2 weeks to get a diagnostic run on this tiny defibrillator in his heart. He now called the hospital and it was all done over the phone. Once, instead of getting his results from the Computer Voice, he heard one nurse talking to another, "Is that your coffee, or mine?"

Scary.

Our local grocery store put in several self-checkouts. I refuse to use these things. The way I see it, the store saves money because they have to pay less for cashiers to be on the clock. But have prices gone down anywhere in the store?

NO!

And what about the regular registers? Well, about one fourth of them are being ran with a human behind it. The average wait in line went from 5 minuets to about 20 on some days. It's down right ridiculous. I pay good money at this store every single week. Week in, and week out. Why should I have to scan and bag my own groceries when there isn't even a decent sale now and then?

I refuse. I'm sure I won't understand the stupid machine; I've watched countless people fumble with it. At least that's entertainment enough while waiting in line.

Grocery baggers have gone missing too. I'm not sure, but I think some may have been kidnapped while pushing out groceries to cars. Over the last several years, I've often bagged my own groceries just to get out of there quicker. That's not a problem for me at all. Shawn says, "Let them do it, that's what they get paid for."

Sure, but I'm not getting paid anything for staying in a store a second longer. So it's never bothered me to bag my own groceries. I'm young and able-bodied. Why shouldn't I if it'll get me home sooner? Of course, on my way out of the store, I always keep a sharp eye out for someone stuffing a carry-out boy into their trunk.